I was going to point out that that 10,500 lb tow rating is only for the optional 5.7L engine, but as it turns out that’s the only way you can get an SR long-bed 4x4 anyway... TRD Pro is too expensive for a work truck. We currently have a 2003 Tacoma, its a good truck, but the seats suck, and the general ergonomics are…
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I wanna learn more about the case/accusations before I make that gamble. Already have a VW buyback thanks to my dad’s estate.
Just as expensive, Diesel not available except in CrewCab, and lower towing capacity. We need 8000+lbs tow rating. If the diesel were available with a standard cab long bed we might be able to make the tow rating work with a lighter trailer, but the fact that they stick you with the more expensive QuadCab to get the…
It’s funny, Its like the intake gunk on DI Ecoboost engines, I see and hear people on the internet talk crap abut them all the time, but I have yet to meet anyone in person who has had bad luck. I feel like it’s a case of the angry, loud minority.
the price difference isn’t as big as I thought it would be, and the option of manual is interesting, but the price difference IS big enough to make an impact on the farm’s bottom line. a v8 1500 would probably be a better bet than the 2500/Cummins in the long run. I just hate the idea of that fuel economy when not…
yup, I hear a lot of people love them too...
maybe... if the F-150 diesel comes through, I might consider that, but the RAM 1500 is just so much more pleasant on a daily basis... those rear coil springs make a huge difference when it’s not loaded, also the trailer tow package is cheaper on the RAM....
Current Gen Tundra has pretty nice interior quality (though ergonomics are meh), and the v8 sounds nice, but thats about all the positive I’ve got for it. Its ugly, it doesn’t tow as well as the competition, it’s not as safe, it gets crummy fuel economy, and it’s expensive. It remains to be seen how badly the new ones…
hell, my TRACTOR, a 1995 Ford 1720, 1.6l OHV 3-cyl diesel manufactured in Japan by Shibaura calls for 0w-20 in cold climates, 5w-30 in “normal” and 10W-30 in “extreme heat”.
well shit. Was planning on buying an ecodiesel RAM in the next year or two...
This is EXACTLY my point. The wealthy, influential, big-money investor class DEMANDS that their investments be profitable, and on shorter and shorter time scales than they used to and to greater degrees than ever before (because no one wants to loose their hats they way they did 1929 and the late 80's/early 90's),…
I would argue that the investment class ruined public corporations, but the end result is the same.
This is true. But remember, it’s not profitable. Every marketeer and top level executive and lobbyist is trying to make sure that truth doesnt come out.
re read my post with your comprehension glasses on, pay isn’t the issue, it’s lack of demand. Even when there is its contract work, not a “career”.
That’s interesting, it’s also more than a year old... I went to talk to a master welder this summer about apprenticing and adding that skill set to my self-sufficiency plan and he said straigt up: “You realize you will never get a good paying job welding, right? I can’t pay my bills welding any more and am now a part…
I so want to delve into my rant about the monetization of the stock market by influential mega-investors and the “responsibility to the shareholders [to make profit at all costs]” followed by the race to the bottom of cost and quality and the need to engineer obsolescence to perpetuate the myth of the Capitalist…
Look, I’m not gonna disagree, voting for Trump was a HORRIBLE CHOICE, he’s awful. But if you don’t see how disenfranchised and angry a solid 40% of this country feels, it’s because you live in a liberal major metropolitan area. This was NOT A SURPRISE if you were PAYING ATTENTION. Clinton was a “better choice”,…
Fair enough, it would appear that is the case with the 335is. I’ll have to do some digging on other BMW products when the research bug bites again.